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Goalie chooses Mudbugs over Wranglers

Posted 45 minutes ago in Elsewhere

Former Las Vegas Wranglers netminder John DeCaro spoke to the Shreveport Times about his decision to return to the Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs for the 2009-10 season. In 21 regular season games with the Wranglers last year, DeCaro posted a 11-7 record with a .929 save percentage and 2.06 goals against average. He was 2-2-2 in the playoffs.

Real drama follows Desert Classic victory by ‘The Power’ (UPDATED)

Posted 9 hours, 55 minutes ago in The Bull's-Eye

It wasn’t an epic affair, but Phil “The Power” Taylor’s 13-11 victory over Raymond van Barneveld still had its thrilling moments. When it ended, however, the real drama started when Taylor fumed about van Barneveld’s performance. Or, to put it more accurately, the indifference that “Barney” showed during the final. Van Barneveld, from the Netherlands, had just broken Taylor’s shot to take a 7-6 lead when Taylor, a Brit, turned ...

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Titus pushes for equity changes under Obama housing plan: WASHINGTON — Democratic Rep. Dina Titus continues her campaign to change the mortgage equity requirements for homeowners wishing to refinance under Obama’s housing plan, seeing ...; (10 Comments)
Reid, Salazar announcing solar plans in Las Vegas: WASHINGTON — Greetings, Early Liners. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar will join Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid this morning in Las Vegas to announce solar energy ...; (1 Comment)
Radio show host says he first called for Ensign to resign: WASHINGTON — Conservative talk radio host Bill Manders wants to make it clear: He was the first to call for Republican Sen. John Ensign’s resignation. ...; (10 Comments)

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